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Two killed in Kenya plane crash: KCAA

Nairobi, Jan 31 (UNI) A light aircraft crashed in Kenya on Thursday evening, killing a foreign couple on board, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has confirmed.
KCAA Director General Emile Arao said on Friday that the Cessna 185 aircraft, which took off from Nairobi and was headed to Mbaruk in Nakuru County, went down in the lakeside town of Naivasha at around 5:14 p.m. (1414 GMT).
"There were two persons onboard, both of whom have unfortunately lost their lives," Arao said in a statement.
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